Twelve local charities received funds

December 14, 2005 -- (EAST POINT, GA) – South Fulton Medical Center hosted a special luncheon on Dec. 14 to recognize 12 local charities that received charitable grants from South Fulton and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation.

South Fulton Medical Center’s community advisory board helped select the organizations that will be receiving funds. “Each year we receive requests from a number of local organizations that need funds,” said Christopher Hummer, chief executive officer of South Fulton Medical Center. “We work with our community advisory board to determine which organizations we will be able to help. The input from the volunteers on our advisory board is an invaluable help in this process.”

The money for the grants was provided by the Tenet Healthcare Foundation.

This year’s recipients are:

• Atlanta Ballet: Provide dance instructors for dance education program at Parklane Elementary School
• Bread of Life Distribution: Purchase food from the Atlanta Community Food Bank to assist families who have financial needs.
• Brookview Elementary School: Update programs and materials for media center, especially a new program that encourages young boys to read.
• Gus Thornhill Scholarship Fund, Inc.: Scholarship for three Fulton County students who demonstrate financial need and academic potential.
• Norma B. Mitchell Dance Organization: Purchase supplies for dance studio that focuses on educational outreach to minority children teaching dance as part of physical fitness.
• Odyssey Family Counseling Center: Provide counseling and trauma recovery to victims of violence, rape and sexual abuse.
• Palmetto Elementary School: Purchase of two ACTIV Boards and software to engage students in learning process.
• Palmetto Health Council: Outreach campaign targeted to low-income individuals seeking obstetrics and primary care services.
• Sisters Motivating Achievement by Recognizing Talents, Inc. (SMART): Providing meeting and event coordinator to program that advocates social and academic achievement.
• S.L. Lewis Elementary School: Purchase health-related books, videos and DVDs to increase health awareness among students, parents and staff.
• St. John the Evangelist Catholic School: Provide an exercise instructor and educational materials to students who are not regularly engaged in athletics or other fitness activities.
• Tri-Cities High School: Purchase gift certificates for Fruits, Veggies and Herbs store and one drug-affected baby manikin demonstrator.

About Tenet Healthcare Foundation

Tenet Healthcare Foundation seeks to improve the lives of people in the communities served by Tenet hospitals by funding primarily local charities that address unmet health care needs.  Endowed by Tenet the Foundation also administers programs designed to promote grant-giving and volunteerism among Tenet employees in areas where they have a strong personal interest.  The Foundation also provides grants to various educational, social services, civic and humanities-supporting organizations nationwide.

About South Fulton Medical Center

South Fulton Medical Center, part of Tenet Georgia, is a 338-bed acute care community medical center located off I-85 South at 1170 Cleveland Avenue in East Point.  Established in 1963, South Fulton Medical Center has been among those at the forefront in meeting the medical and health care needs of residents of South Fulton, Coweta, Fayette, Clayton and Douglas counties for more than a decade.  Specialties include cardiac services, an emergency services trauma center, outpatient surgery services, rehabilitation services, women’s health, a sleep disorders center and a senior care clinic.  South Fulton Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about South Fulton Medical Center, visit www.southfultonmedicalcenter.com.

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